btnexus-node-python.btNode module

Blackout Nexus node. Base class for all personality core parts

class btNode.Node(connectHash=None, packagePath=None, rcPath=None, logger=None, debug=None)

Bases: object

Blackout Nexus node

Constructor sets up the NexusConnector.

Parameters

• token (String) – AccessToken for the btNexus

• axonURL (String) – URL for the Axon(InstanceURL)

• debug (bool) – switch for debug messages

• logger (Logger) – a logger object to log to

• personalityId (String) – Id of your Personality

• integrationId (String) – Id of the integration this Node belongs to

NEXUSINFO = 21

Logging level for nexus messages

connect(**kwargs)

Runs this node and listen forever This is a blocking call Uses the kwargs for the socketio.Client see https://python-socketio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html

disconnect()

Closes the connection to the Axon

linkModule(module, group, topic)

EXPERIMENTAL Link a python module to the messaging service This makes every routine of the module accessable as callbacks over the btNexus the routines are checked with inspect.isroutine()

Parameters

• module (Object) – the module to be linked

• group (String) – The group the callbacks should subscribe to

• topic (String) – The topic on callbacks should subscribe to

classmethod nexusFormat(record)

onConnected()

Is called when this node was connected This needs to be overloaded to subscribe to messages.

onDisconnected()

This will be executed after a the Node is disconnected from the btNexus - here Threads can be closed or other variables can be reset.

onError(error)

Handling of Errors. If not overloaded it just forwards the error to the nexusConnector which just prints and publishes it if possible

publish(group, topic, funcName, params)

publishes a Message with the payload(funcName and params) to a topic.

Parameters

• group (String) – Name of the group

• topic (String) – Name of the topic

• funcName (String) – Name of the function.

• params (List or keywordDict) – The parameters for the callback

publishDebug(debug)

Publish a Debug message on the btNexus if debug is active

Parameters

debug (String) – A Message to send to the debug topic

publishError(error)

Publish a Error message on the btNexus

Parameters

error (String) – A Message to send to the error topic

publishWarning(warning)

Publish a Warning message on the btNexus

Parameters

warning (String) – A Message to send to the warning topic

run()

DEPRECATED: Will be replaced with connect(). Is here for backwards compatibility.

setUp()

Implement this to handle the things, which should be done before the connection to nexus is established. This will also be called for reconnects.

subscribe(group, topic, callback, funcName=None)

Subscribe to a group & topic with a callback

Parameters

• group (String) – Name of the group

• topic (String) – Name of the topic

• callback (function pointer) – function pointer to the callback

• funcName (String) – Name of the function. If not set this is the name of the function in the implementation(needed if you want to link a function to a different name)

write(error)

This forwards errors to the publishError function to make them visible in the btNexus

Parameters

error (String) – A Message to send to the error topic